State reopening guidance impacts City facilities and services

The City of Lenexa is following the guidelines of Kansas Governor Laura Kelly’s Ad Astra: A Plan to Reopen Kansas, which is strongly recommended by Johnson County. Lenexa Parks & Recreation will reopen facilities and resume some programs and events in limited capacities starting June 1, at the earliest.

We recently completed the first community survey in our Vision 2040 process, and we were blown away by the participation and feedback! We received 1,222 survey responses from Lenexa residents and people who work in Lenexa.

If you didn’t get a chance to take the first survey, there’s still opportunity for you to give your input. A second survey is open until Aug. 15.

In the first survey, we asked four questions, hoping to get a better understanding of what you want to see Lenexa look like in 2040. For each question, we asked you to select the top three items under each question that best fit your beliefs. In the graphs below, you will see the top three answers highlighted in yellow, with the remaining answers in white.

Question 1: In 2040, I’d Like Lenexa to have NEIGHBORHOODS that…

Are walkable: 75%

Have tree-lined streets: 46%

Are near places people want to go: 45%

Have attractive landscaping: 38%

Are bikeable: 32%

Are designed so people drive slowly and safely: 32%

Provide adequate parking/off-street parking: 21%

Other: 12%

Question 2: In 2040, I’d like Lenexa to have NON-RESIDENTIAL AREAS that include…

Restaurants and entertainment areas: 86%

Mixed-use development: 54.79%

Destination retail: 50%

Shared/collaborative workspaces: 25%

Office parks: 16%

Showroom-style retail: 15%

Other: 14%

Industrial/light manufacturing: 9%

Distribution/logistics centers: 6%

High-rise buildings: 4%

Question 3: In 2040, I’d like Lenexa to have FACILITIES AND INFRASTRUCTURE that include…

Greenways and trails: 57%

Parks, playgrounds and swimming pools: 52%

Outdoor spaces: 34%

Streets that accommodate bikes, transit, cars and pedestrians: 29%

A transit system that connects to other areas of the region: 27%

Community and recreation center: 26%

Systems that enable those who don’t drive to get where they need to go: 25%